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SweetTech

Posted 09 January 2012 - 03:20 AM

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Matt Smith

Posted 17 January 2012 - 03:35 AM

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Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I haven't noticed it in IE, but I can't really use it for much since it's not setup for most of the sites I use, or have the add-ons that I use. So, I'm not totally sure. But, the redirections are still there.. but are not to frequent, but are annoying. Any ideas?

Also, another problem. So I'm trying to install VirtualBox, the installer is MSI based install file.When I try to install VirtualBox-4.1.8-75467-Win.exe, I run into this error: "Installation failed! Error: The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your..."I attempted to Start the Windows Installer Service, but it said something like the file is missing. So, yeah. It's probably missing. It's amazing. My PC has been running flawless for years. Not a single BSOD. and then BAM!, Disconnected from the internet, redirection problems, installer problems. It's like I got hit with all these things at once.

System Restore:============SDRSVC Service is not running. Checking service configuration:The start type of SDRSVC service is OK.The ImagePath of SDRSVC service is OK.The ServiceDll of SDRSVC service is OK.

VSS Service is not running. Checking service configuration:The start type of VSS service is OK.The ImagePath of VSS service is OK.

System Restore Disabled Policy: ========================

Security Center:============

Windows Update:===========wuauserv Service is not running. Checking service configuration:The start type of wuauserv service is OK.The ImagePath of wuauserv service is OK.The ServiceDll of wuauserv service is OK.

Matt Smith

Posted 18 January 2012 - 01:30 AM

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It appears I can not run the FixIT.MSI file because it is related to the Windows Installer program, though it doesn't say it specifically.
When I run the program, it says that the file cannot be found. As in the file that I'm opening. The MSI file also doesn't have an Icon.

Matt Smith

Posted 18 January 2012 - 02:12 AM

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As for running net start wuauserv it says:
The requested service has already been started.

Method 1: Check the status of the Windows Installer Service:
When trying to start the service of Windows Installer it says...
Windows could not start the Windows Installer service on Local Computer.
Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.

Method 2: Reset the Windows Installer Service Registry settings via Msirepair.reg.
Seems to have no change.

Method 3: uninstall any previous versions of applications that you may be trying to update
Is not relevant to me.

AS it seems, the Windows Installer Program has been moved/deleted. Not sure how to re-install.